The sentence for three contract murders and an attempt on Vashkevich's life came into effect last year. The final verdict of the Riga District Court entered into force in a criminal case in which three men were accused of the contract killing of three entrepreneurs, as well as the attempted murder in 2007 of the head of the criminal investigations department at SRS Customs, Vladimir Vashkevich.

The sentence for three contract murders and an attempt on Vashkevich's life came into effect last year. The final verdict of the Riga District Court entered into force in a criminal case in which three men were accused of the contract killing of three entrepreneurs, as well as the attempted murder in 2007 of the head of the criminal investigations department at SRS Customs, Vladimir Vashkevich.